Wichita eagle., 1887-03-02
They COnStrue It's Meaning and
Announce Their Rulings
Accordingly.
The Bright Escutcheon OF Our Fair
and Famed State Besmirched
by the Semi Savage Acts of
Hot-Headed Impracticables Repre-
senting Rival Candidates for COun-
ty Seat Location-Four Per
sons Killed and Many
Wounded.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The Trunk Line Managers ParcelliDg
Out the Patronage.

CHICAGO, March General passenger
agents of various roads in the Southwest
ern Passenger association have just submit
ted to the general managers a report re,
garding the Interpretation and application
of the interstate commerce law as relating
TO the passenger traffic. Passenger agents
are agreed that the law means that all
charges made for any service shall be rea-
sonable and just For like and contempt
raneous service, and for transportation of
like kind of traffic under substantially sim
liar circumstances and conditions like
charge should be made. 1t requires that
every common carrier shall print in large
type and keep for public inspection in
every depot or station schedule showing
the rates Of fare for the transportation of
passengers and property. 1t requires ten
days notice of any advance in Rates
Every common carrier shall file its tar
Ifs with commission and shall promptly
Motif he commission of all changes made
in the same. Every common carrier shall
file with the commission copies of all con
tracts and agreements or arrangements
with other common carriers and joint tar
ifs, which shall be published when direct
ed bV the commission. Its authorized
commission requires annual reports in such
detail ana manner as The commission may
require. The law i1ferenrialy permits
first. second aud third (emigranO Glasses of
parse ayers If the accommodations are as
varied as the classes. Children or guardi-
ans may be carried free; child en- of five or
under twelve years may be carried at half
fare. 1t inferentially permits the issuance
of mileage or excursion passenger tickets,
but does not permit discrimination in favor
of any person For example, rates made
in favor of any organized body, religious,
secular or secret, must be contemporane-
Ously available to any person.
1t permits reduced rates to ministers of
religion and free transportation to railway
employees The question of passes or re-
duced rates for families of railroad en-
ployes is referred TO the general manager
for determination. General passenger
agents recommend that thousand mile
tickets, if sold, must be sold To every per
son at The same price, and shall he at Il uni
form rate Of two and Onc-half cents per
mile They also agree that the law forbids
and special rates, rebnles, drawbacks or
any other devise whereby the rates can he
reduced or increased 10 work discrimina-
tions against any person. 1t forbids any
undue or unreasonable preferences 10 any
person, company, firm. corporation or 10
cality.
IL only theoretically permits giving re-
duced rates To- ministers Of religion, but
clearly furbds reduction in rates or free
transportation or 10 any class in which
would he included the following: Theari-
Cal companies, base ball players, hicycists,
theatrical advance agents, students, labor
ers. lumber agents, Indians, United States
officers and soldiers or their families, in
mates of national homes Of disabled volun
teer soldiers, city police, members of the
press, (as courte>ies), hotel employees.
freight shippers, charity cases, dumb or
blind people, temprrnnce workers, etc.